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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Before You Call It Demonic: A Faithful Look at Hoodoo, Ancestry, and the Stigma We Inherited

Before You Call It Demonic: A Faithful Look at Hoodoo, Ancestry, and the Stigma We Inherited

Marsette, Octavia

Paperback

General Education

ISBN13: 9798258552716
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 25 2026
Pages: 286
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Have you ever wondered if your grandmother's prayer oil was something more? Have you quietly talked to a loved one who passed, and then felt guilty because somebody told you that was wrong? Have you had dreams that came true and kept them to yourself because they scared the people around you? Have you ever heard someone call your family's traditions demonic and wondered deep down if that was true? This book answers every one of those questions - with scripture, history, and the tenderness of a woman who has lived them all. Before You Call It Demonic is a faithful, receipt-carrying look at the sacred inheritance of Black women - from the Hoodoo practices of the American South to the Vodou of Haiti and the Santería of Cuba, from the Psalm-wrapped mojo bag to the candle on the kitchen altar. Every chapter is grounded in scripture. Every claim is sourced. And every page is written with the warmth of a grandmother's voice. Across seventeen chapters, you will walk through: The biblical origins of oil, salt, water, and smoke as sacred tools The Hebrew and Greek meanings of words like witch, diviner, and necromancer - and why your English Bible may have misled you The scriptural truth about ancestors, dreams, prophetic sight, and the gifts passed down in your bloodline Where the real spiritual lines actually live (and how to recognize true prophecy from false) A personal letter and closing prayer written to bless you, your children, and your children's children If you have ever felt torn between your Bible and your bloodline, this book is the bridge you have been looking for. Before you call it demonic - let's look together.

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